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Northwestern College has been named one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction in acknowledgment of its continued dedication to high-impact educational practices.

Northwestern College is ranked as the second-best college or university in Iowa by College Consensus, a new college review aggregator that averages the latest results from the most respected college rankings with thousands of online student review scores.

Northwestern College welcomed seven new full-time faculty members with the start of classes this fall.

Northwestern College’s 24th annual Red Raider Road Race will take place Saturday, Sept. 30. A part of the Raider Days Homecoming and Parents Weekend celebration, the road race consists of a 5K run and a one-mile walk.

Northwestern College’s 2017–18 theatre season begins in September, and the college’s annual Theatre Patrons membership drive is under way. The organization is seeking membership donations to support the college’s theatre program and students.

Northwestern College invites high school students to visit campus during the 2017–18 school year. Northwestern offers individual visits and 10 Preview Days as an introduction to the college for prospective students.

Two- and three-dimensional work by Emily Stokes, an art professor at Northwestern College, is on display at the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., through Sunday, Dec. 3.

Imaginative landscape sculptures that depict various botanical forms will be the focus of an upcoming art exhibit by Elissa Wenthe at Northwestern College.

Northwestern College’s online RN to BSN degree program has been ranked 31st on a list of the nation’s top 50 programs by valuecolleges.com.

Northwestern College is seeking host families for international students and ethnically under-represented students who come from a distance.